Fence



L. -NOGGLE. FENCE 1 (No Model.)

No. 447,545. Patented Mar. 3, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEVI NOGGLE, OF TARLTON, OHIO.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,545, dated March 3, 1891.

Application filed November '7, 1890. Serial No. 370,636. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEVI NOGGLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tarlton, in the county of Pickawa-y and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to that class of fences having wooden pickets held in position by wire; and it consists in an improved construction for such fences, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of a fence having my improvements. Fig. 2 represents an edge view of a supporting-picket provided with base and anchor pieces. Fig. 3 illustrates certain parts as secured by wire.

The wooden pickets of the fence are connected and sustained in position by the upper twisted wires a and the lower twisted wires 6.

A designates the supporting-pickets, which are placed in the fence at intervals and are provided with base-pieces, which are secured to the ground. Each picket A is fixed to a horizontal base-piece 0 about midway of the length of the latter, which extends in opposite directions from thelower end of the picket and is connected by the wire 9 with a sunken anchor-piece cl. Near each endof the anchorpiece two stakes e are driven diagonally into the ground in opposite directions, (see Fig. 3,) so that the stakes cross each other directly over the anchor-piece and bear on the latter. The pieces a and d are usually made about the same size and are placed in horizontal positions, one above another, at right angles to the plane of the fence. The wire g, after being connected with said pieces atone end of the latter, is passed over the upper wires a and brought down to and connected with the opposite end of said pieces and afterward tightened by twisting.

In setting a supporting-picket A a trench is dug in the ground crosswise of the line of the fence and about twentyinches deep. The

anchor-piece d is then placed in the trench, the wire g being laid under the piece (1 near one end of said piece, and the latter is then secured at each end by two stakes e, which are driven in the ground in diagonal positions, so that they cross each other directly over the anchor-piece and bear against the latter. The base-piece c, whichcarries the picket which is set in a notch in the base-piece, is then' placed over the anchor-piece so that it rests near each end on the crossed stakes e. The wire 9 is then crossed between the pieces 0 and d and brought over the upper wire a, one part of said wire being passed over on each side of the picket A and down to the opposite end of the base-piece and crossed and passed under the piece cl, as before. The ends of the wire 9 being secured, thelatter 1s twisted on each side of the fence until said wire is sufficiently tight. The twisting is done by means of a small rod inserted between the wires at 1', which is turned endwise, so that the wire is twisted in opposite directions from the rod. The trench is filled with earth to the ground-line x at the lower surface of the base-piece c. The pins hin the pickets A prevent the wires abein g pulled downward by the bracing-wires g.

A fence composed of pickets'connected by upper and lower twisted wires, in combination with supporting-piekets placed at intervals, each of which is provided with a horizontal base-piece fastened to the picket, a sunken horizontal anchor-piece placed under said base-piece, two stakes e, driven in the ground diagonally near each end of the anchor-piece and crossing each other, as shown, and wire connected with the opposite ends of said base and anchor pieces and passed over the upper horizontal wire of the fence and twisted, the stakes bearing against the anchor-piece and the base-piece resting on said stakes, substantially as set forth and described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEVI NOGGLE.

Witnesses:

J. J. WAITE, W. H. NOGGLE. 

